The Refreshed 2025 Volkswagen Taos Has a Reasonable Starting Price

by Chris Teague

Published: October 10th, 2024

the refreshed 2025 volkswagen tiguan has a reasonable starting price

The Volkswagen Taos is getting an update for 2025 that brings fresh styling, new tech, and a more powerful engine. Today, we learned pricing for the automaker’s smallest crossover, and it remains a relatively value-forward pick in a hyper-competitive segment. The new Taos is expected to land on dealers’ lots in late 2024.

The 2025 Taos starts at $24,995 for the base S trim, and AWD pushes the price to $26,695. Stepping up to the SE Trim takes the price to $27,895 with front-wheel drive and $29,595 with AWD. VW offers an SE Black trim for 2025, which costs $30,145 and $31,845, respectively, and the top SEL trim comes standard with AWD for $34,695. All of those prices are subject to a $1,425 destination charge.

VW refreshed the Taos’ styling for the 2025 model year, giving it a reshaped front bumper and updated grille with an available LED light bar. LED projector headlights became standard for all trims, and the taillights feature a connecting light bar with an illuminated VW logo. The SUV also picked up three new paint colors and a couple of new wheel designs.

A new dash design houses the standard eight-inch floating infotainment display, and VW said it added more insulation to reduce cabin noise levels. Two-tone upholstery is available for the S trim, while the SE trims get synthetic leather and cloth. The top SEL trim gets leather, with either a solid dark blue or two-tone black/grey color scheme.

The turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine got a power boost for 2025, climbing from 158 to 174 horsepower. It also has improved piston rings and fuel injectors, a revised turbo housing, and a more robust intercooler.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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Redapple2 9 hours ago
Random thoughts:1- the germans have nice colors and great color combos on convertibles.2- I will NEVER buy a car with vinyl seats. Ever.3- If you pick the illuminated logo option, you move yourself to the wanker category.

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- Arthur Dailey 8 hours ago
  I also had #2, no vinyl seats ever as one of my purchasing rules. That recently changed when the vehicle we acquired required 'optioning up' by many thousands of dollars to get a true 'leather' seat and only offered a cloth seat in the base model. Which I had to forego, as the base model did not have a fold down armrest/cupholders in the rear seat or rear heat//airconditioning vents in the console.
  
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ToolGuy 2 hours ago
You get the base trim of this for $26,420 and I'll get a 2013 Highlander Limited for $12,000 and we'll see who has a nicer audio system. Later we can compare torque to curb weight. Later than that we will compare longevity.

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